Search for UK places and rediscover local old photos, maps and memories with The Francis Frith Collection

Welcome! If you are reading this it is likely you will already have viewed part of the vast archive of images that comprise The Francis Frith Collection by browsing this website and searching for …

Find a Place. Browse photos, maps, memories & books of 26,823 places in the UK and further afield. Find a county that interests you, and click on the name to see a full list of locations …

Digitising the Archive. Our digitisation project has been a huge challenge, undertaken at enormous cost, without public funding. We have used state of the art technology to ensure we …

In 1860 Frith began supplying photos to retailers. Since those pioneering days we have evolved sophisticated and flexible offerings for business.

Search for photos in Britain by year to rediscover nostalgic photos, maps and books

Here are a few of our favourites. Visitors to this website have so far contributed 86,187 memories inspired by the Frith photographs. Join in, and take a moment to remember the places that …

Our Company. The Francis Frith Collection is a unique, world-class archive, that has been delighting the public since 1860. Since 1977 we have been offering products based on the …

Frith had been a founder member of the Liverpool Photographic Society in 1853 – only 14 years after the invention of photography, 1839. Between 1856 and 1860, as a gentleman of leisure, …

Photograph Prints Hand-picked by you. Printed by us especially for you. Memories for you. A vintage print from The Francis Frith Collection is special - whether you choose black & white, …